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2 years later: 7 facts on how Covid-19 has affected global cybersecurity

Covid-19 has affected every organization, from a family business to a large enterprise. In almost all cases, we have seen that most employees work from home. This in itself meant expanding the corporate network to home offices. To ensure security, organizations needed to provide each employee with the same level of security that they would have if they worked in an office. Covid-19 affected organizations of any size Covid-19 has affected every organization, from a family business to a large ...
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6 Important best practices for preparing for data breaches and security incidents

Security incidents and data breaches can have very disruptive and devastating effects on an organization. In fact, according to the Ponemon Institute’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average total cost of a data breach is near $3.92 million, with an average of 25,575 records being stolen or compromised. Security incidents and data breaches can have very disruptive and devastating effects on an organization. In fact, according to the Ponemon Institute’s annual Cost of a Data Breach ...
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Research: security must accompany 5G implementation, not follow it

5G is accelerating opportunities for enterprises and mobile network operators (MNOs) alike to innovate and transform their IT infrastructure, applications, communications, and user experience. A multitude of industrial applications are also being enabled by 5G, including highly precise vehicle and package tracking, autonomous vehicle communications, low-latency connectivity for near-real-time applications such as process automation, high densities of wireless actuators and sensors in production ...
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Operational Technology Leaders Continue to Face Security Challenges

... teams can mitigate these threats, Fortinet conducted a survey of organizations ... and utilities Healthcare Transportation The results are compiled in the Fortinet 2021 ... of disruptive cyber adversaries. The Fortinet study highlights four key insights ... their critical systems. Learn how Fortinet secures the convergence of OT ... into complex infrastructure via the Fortinet Security Fabric, organizations have an ... environment is protected and compliant.  Fortinet Authors 01/07.2021
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Healthcare and ransomware: how to protect your organisation

... focus on: hospitals and healthcare providers. Ransomware attacks are ... to focus on: hospitals and healthcare providers. Across Europe, hospitals ... Mikhail Rodionov , the head of Fortinet in Russia According to Wikipedia ... : Fortinet is an American multinational ... industries to attack, why healthcare in particular? While all ... As digital growth in healthcare continues thanks to services ... . After all, as every healthcare professional knows, prevention is always ...
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5G-enabled edges require the network and security to converge

The rapid and global business response to COVID-19 served to underscore the need for business continuity plans that include flexible, anywhere, anytime, secure remote access to any information, using any application on any device, and from any location - and at scale. But this wasn’t some radical departure from the direction business was already headed. It simply accelerated our transition to a more fluid, digital world. Digital innovation, work-from-home, the Internet of Things, and other ...
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Interview: new Fortinet partner program

The Engage program transformed the specifics of interaction with partners from a static model to a dynamic one. The modern world does not allow people to stand still, new technologies require constant development and study. Now the program has 3 areas – the level of relationships, business model and specialization. 1. Tell us more about the new Fortinet partner program. What is it designed for? The Engage program transformed the specifics of interaction with partners from a static model to a ...
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What Makes SD-WAN More Than Just a Branch Solution

To meet the demands of a dynamic business environment in today's rapidly changing digital world, many organizations are turning to SD-WAN for fast, scalable, and flexible connectivity between network environments. Connections between these environments must be managed to prioritize critical local networks and cloud applications. This is precisely what SD-WAN was designed to address; however, the wrong SD-WAN solution can inhibit adaptability and lead to security problems. To meet the demands ...
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What has COVID-19 taught us in the context of information technology security?

Today, almost no discussion on any topic goes on for a long time without raising the topic of the pandemic in some way. this agenda dominates our entire lives in many ways today. of course, life will continue, but somewhat differently. companies have had to rethink their business models and adapt to the fact that in the near future fewer people will work in the office, many will continue their activities remotely. This situation has put pressure on IT departments, including new security issues. ...
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Is the risk of attacks on the OT infrastructure real? Opinion of a leading Fortinet specialist

Operational technologies, or OT, are a critical segment of the network used by businesses that produce goods or engage in physical processes. Industries such as manufacturing, chemical, oil and gas, mining, transport and logistics use specialized technologies to manage facilities: Assembly and production sites and power systems. The control, monitoring, and management of these systems have been gradually automated over the past few decades, and the specialized systems that perform these tasks ...